Author: Karen Robinson

  • Dr. Meg Sears report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission

    Dr. Meg Sears report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2007, is online at: http://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/envsensitivity_en.pdf The CHRC policy was confirmed in January 2014, and is available here: http://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/policy_sensitivity_0.pdf The CHRC Legal Perspective: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/sites/default/files/legal_sensitivity_en_1.pdf  

  • The QEESI© Test

    The Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI©) was developed as a screening questionnaire for multiple chemical intolerances (MCI).

  • PVC Plastics

    Major Companies Stopping the Use of PVC, the Poison Plastic November 2010 Toxic PVC plastic is coming out of packaging!  Johnson & Johnson, Procter &Gamble, and Clorox have all announced progress in phasing out the poison plastic PVC from their packaging. Johnson & Johnson reported in their most recent report that they have “eliminated 84…

  • Achieving Healthy and Productive Meeting Spaces

    When organizing a meeting, it is important to provide the healthiest meeting space possible. It should be as free of environmental irritants (pollutants) as possible in order to achieve maximum productivity to reach your desired outcome. An indoor air irritant can be defined as any substance that adds to the pollutant load, negatively affects indoor…

  • Environmental Health Definitions

    VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND The class of chemical compounds originally coming from plants or animals, and made primarily of carbon and hydrogen. These chemicals are released into the air during evaporation. ACUTE EFFECTS Health effects that occur immediately or soon after exposure to, in this case, chemicals. Examples range from irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, lungs and skin, through to death,…

  • Understanding Environmental Illnesses and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

    The web address for a downloadable QEESI and interpretation sheet now is: http://familymed.uthscsa.edu/qeesi.pdf This includes an explanation of how to interpret the QUEESI. The QUEESI is a diagnostic tool developed by Dr. Miller to determine whether individuals have chemical intolerances. Also, you can attend a lecture by Dr. Claudia Miller, internationally acclaimed researcher into chemical…

  • Burning Plastics

      Many plastics, particularly PVC when burned resuts in emissions of the deadly poison named dioxin. Dioxin is a toxic organic chemical that contains chlorine and is produced when chlorine and hydrocarbons are heated at high temperatures. To inhale dioxin or to be exposed any way to its fumes can cause many deadly results.  …

  • The Tempest in a Cleaning Bottle

    The Tempest in a Cleaning Bottle: The debate continues over the safety of cleaning products used in schools This article was written in 1999 for the national publication of the Allergy and Environmental Health Association. We include it on this website because much of the information and struggle are still relevant. October, 1999 The “tempest…

  • The Seven Sins of Green Presentation

    Seven Sins of Green Presentation in PDF format. Presentation for Coalition for Healthier Schools National Conference Call March 3 2010 by Scot Case of TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, www.terrachoice.com

  • NIOSH Link to Cleaning Guidelines

    NIOSH has produced guidelines for healthy cleaning